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Committee recommends partial release of police reserve funds for violence‑reduction overtime
Summary
The committee reviewed a request to release $1,540,000 in reserves for police overtime; budget staff recommended releasing $1,164,545 and withholding $375,455. The police chief described use of specialist units and tracking measures for productivity.
The Budget & Finance Committee considered a request from the Police Department to release $1,540,000 in reserve funds to support overtime tied to violence‑reduction efforts.
Department officials said the funds had been put on reserve last fall and returned for release now to pay overtime for augmented staffing — including specialist units such as narcotics, tactical teams, gang task…
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